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  1. M

    [SOLVED] Can I mix ram memory sticks with different capacity but same Cas Latency (CL) and at the same frequency?

    Hi guys, Currently I am using 2 sticks of Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8gb DDR4 2400mhz (16 in total) on MSI B350 Gaming Plus motherboard. (attaching photos below of my current build). I'd like to upgrade my ram memory but instead of selling the current one and go for new ones, I was wondering if...
  2. O

    [SOLVED] New RAM kit not working in dual channel

    Hey guys! Got 2 x 8GB new RAM sticks (I have a total of 32 GB now). Firstly, PC wasn't booting up, just a beep and restart loop. I re-seated the RAM and now it works, but the PC somehow seems slower. I checked CPU-Z and the new RAM are recognized as single channel, even though old RAM are...
  3. C

    [SOLVED] SSD Suggestions

    Hello, I got a WD Caviar Blue 1TB for some years and I would like to upgrade from HDD to SSD. There are a few options bellow for ~45 euros and I don't know which is the best. I saw that Samsung is the fastest between them but the others are twice larger. Any suggestions? SSD's Bellow ...
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    [SOLVED] SSDs realiability: WD Green vs KingstonA400?

    So, my HDD is almost kicking the bucket, I've suffered weird slowdowns, all sectors show up as bad (even though they are not since all my data is fine) so I suspect the needle is having troubles. I have another HDD and while still working fine, it has 20,000 hours on it and shows caution on...
  5. F

    [SOLVED] best under 30$ 240gb SSD or m.2?

    Hey people, which ssd is the better one, my budget for this is 30$ for windows and the programs, i already got a 2tb seagate barracuda for my games and big file, or a m.2, ive also heard the m.2s get very hot. Crucial BX500...
  6. xpLoaDeD

    [SOLVED] no BIOS update for this motherboard?

    Hello guys, I cant find any BIOS update for this platform "GA-M68MT-S2 (rev. 1.3) " and im afraid the new DDR3 ram ive ordered wont work without it. Revision 3.1 has one or two BIOS updates but not the 1.3. Its this ok? Or they are not being shown? I mean, its strange it hasnt have any...
  7. C

    [SOLVED] Cloning problem with SSD

    Hello guys. Recently, I cloned my OS from an old ssd(120GB) to a new one(240 GB). The OS with some other files is about 35GB in capacity. After Cloning, I noticed the new SSD took around 100GB capacity. I dont understand. I was thinking it must be the recovery files, but cant find any recovery...
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    Question B85M-K Motherboard 2x8GB ram DDR3 no monitor signal

    Hello, Recently I bought the B85M-K motherboard and also buy 2 Kingston ram sticks. 2 stick of Kingston ram: 8GB DDR3 bus 1600(KVR16n11/8) When I install both RAMs, the computer turns on but the monitor does not show a picture. But when I test the RAMs alone, the computer works without any...
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    Question Are my SSD Speeds normal?

    For the past few months I've always felt like my SSD is very slow. Slower than normal mechanical hard drive. I searched it up and a lot of the solutions was to make sure TRIM is on and having more than 15% left on the drive, which I've tried. I have a 120 GB Kingston A400 SSD and I've used up...
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    [SOLVED] Will this upgrade help me run BF1 MP smoothly?

    Hello TH, I have the below set-up for more than 5 years. Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3240 @ 3.10GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.1GHz 2x4GB Kinston HyperX DDR3 RAM ASUS Strix GTX 970 4GB GPU & other parts with decent performance (PSU, SSD, Monitor etc.) I have received...
  11. blue_rays

    [SOLVED] Timing Bottleneck? (2x4GB CL9 + 2x4GB CL11)

    Hi there, I've got an Asus P8Z77-V mobo and I use 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance CL9 1600MHz as a dual-channel memory on it. My current mainboard profile uses them at 1333MHz freq. I'm not gonna OC or change this profile for a while (Maybe later) I'm going to add another 2x4GB memory but I'm...
  12. T

    [SOLVED] Ram Upgrade Question

    Hello everyone, new here first post. I have a question for a possible ram upgrade on my pc. I do a lot with VMs so trust me, I need the upgrade. (though it is also my gaming PC) MB: Gigabyte Aorus Z270X Gaming K5 v1.0 CPU: i7 7700k @4.5Ghz GPU: NVIDIA 1070 8gb SSD Samsung 850 Evo 500GB + HDD...
  13. MojaveTM06

    Question Should I get a SSD?

    Hi everyone, this is my first post here so I am starting with something basic. Should I get a Kingston A400 240GB SSD? I don’t have a NVME slot so I need something that gets the job done. I run Windows 10 so it gets pretty slow with my WD Blue HDD.
  14. yassa123

    [SOLVED] Ram dilemma

    Hey everyone i hope you all are having a great day ! So i'm stuck with this dilemma right now. I have in my pc 2x4GB hyperx fury ram running @ 2666MHz / CL16. So now i want to upgrade the ram and i saw on this site 2 kits of HyperX fury's 2x4GB @2666MHz / CL16 (identical as the ones I have...
  15. xerxesaria

    [SOLVED] Adding RAM of different brands

    Hi. I have an Omen laptop with the following relevant specs: 16GB ddr4 SDRAM 2666 1.2v [2 sodimm slots] i7-8750H @ 220ghz 9mb cache 6 core Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 I have done some search via command prompt and looked into the registry and found out that the brand of the RAM stick is SK...
  16. J

    [SOLVED] Why does not my extra ram sticks work?

    Hello, a friend gave me 2x4GB ddr3 sticks, and I decided to add another 4GB to my pc so I could have 12GB ram, but when I tried starting my pc, my monitor did not get any signal, but after i took off the extra sticks and used my original 8GB ddr3, my monitor got signal, the 8GB stick speed is...
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    [SOLVED] PC stuck in reboot loop when single RAM stick inserted

    Hi all, I have a system with 20gb of RAM (two 8GB sticks and two 2GB sticks). Just recently I figured out my 8GB sticks are faster than my 2GB sticks, so the net speed is slowed from 1866 to 1333 MHz. Therefore I want to only use the two 8GB sticks in dual mode. When I try to run my PC with...
  18. MurdyPlay

    Question My ssd has 0kb unallocated space

    Guys I tried everything. My Kingston 240gb just became 0kb unallocated. In diskpart 0kb size, 0kb free. That happened after OS migration. I can't format this drive because it doesn't have volume, I cant create volume because again, it has 0kb free space. I am trying to Clean it with diskpart...
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    [SOLVED] What's the difference between Kingston RAM modules KVR16LS11/8 and KCP3L16SD8/8?

    Hi, fellows. I have a HP Pavilion 15-e001TU laptop that came with a 8GB PC3-12800 module (Micron Tech 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1) and I want to add one more. Options are Kigston KVR16LS11/8 and KCP3L16SD8/8 (the latter one is cheaper). What's the difference between them? Will it work in dual channel with...
  20. C

    [SOLVED] Ram 1x8 Module Versus 2x4 Modules

    Hello, I got GA-H110M-S2H, i5 6600, GTX 1050Ti and 1 Module of 8GB 2133Mhz DDR4 HyperX. I have a question about my Ram. Will I get better performance if I replace ram with 2 Modules of 4GB 2133Mhz DDR4 HyperX? I have seen that in COD MW for example I got some freeze spikes but there are not...
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    Question SSD not showing at all

    So I wanted to have a fresh install on my ssd because I was having some issues with the drivers. Connected an old hdd so I could format the ssd, when trying to delete the partitions on diskpart I kept getting an error first when trying the "clean" command and with "delet partitions". After...
  22. F

    [SOLVED] What brand of 120GB SSD would you recommend and why?

    Am looking to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 3421 up shifting the 500GB 5400 rpm HDD to an HDD Caddy. I am looking for a suitable 120GB SATA 3 2.5 inch 7mm SSD but have found conflicting opinions about: -WD Green (slow, old tech) -Kingston Q500 (booting stutter) -Crucial BX500 (Old tech)... So can...
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    Question SSD fills up really fast

    Hello! I've got a problem I've purchased this SSD ( Kingston UV400 240 Gb ) back in December 3. Since then i've noticed something which I think is strange. Hard Disk Sentinel it says that it wrote 9,29 TB since then, and it has 95% Life, it's been powered up for 42 days. On this SSD I have only...
  24. S

    [SOLVED] 2 ram modules works, 4 do not works

    Hello guys, ;) I am new to this forum. I read a lot of good stuff here and I did manage to solve lot of my problems. But, now I have silly problem I could not solve. I wanted to make my first PC Battle-station. I bought ASUS Z390-E gaming mobo and Kingston Predator 3200 MHz RBG 2x16Gb kit...
  25. yullbarez

    Question My RAM is Unstable

    Hi, i had two 2GB DDR2 800 MHz Kingston CL 6 RAM and had 6-6-6-18 timings. I've set timing 5-5-5-18 and played CS:GO for 30 minutes system frozen. I've tried to set it stock timing (6-6-6-18) but can't get display and i've reset the CMOS. Now I've set 5-5-5-15. But i can't understand why i can't...
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    [SOLVED] Ram compatibility with motherboard

    Will I be able to use HX318C10F/8 memory module with my ASUS M4A89GTD/PRO USB3 mboard? This is the RAM https://www.amazon.in/HyperX-1866MHz-Desktop-Memory-HX318C10F/dp/B00J8E91UO/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1PA4RHPQALHSL&keywords=8gb+ddr3+1600mhz+desktop+ram&qid=1580544803&sprefix=8gb+ddr3,aps,321&sr=8-3...
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    Question Can i match this RAM?

    Hi, so i have 2x4 sticks of HyperX Fury 2400mhz RAM that i bought a while back. Now i wanted to upgrade and i noticed that the current sticks that i have are labeled HX424C15FB/4, but the one that i wanted to buy (seemingly the same model) is labeled HX424C15FB3/4. They are slightly different...
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    Question Can i use dual channel with a 8gb and a 16gb module?

    I have a Gigabyte B250m-ds3h motherboard with a kinsgton fury x 8 gb 24000mhz module and i wanted to expand the memory but i can't seem to find a similar the same module where i live so i was thinking of adding a 16 module of the same brand and frequency but i'm not sure if it's gonna work for...
  29. A

    Discussion RX 580 crashes while gaming

    Hello I just got a XFX 580 8GB. Its a really nice card and works fine with the games I have tested it with, but most of the time it crashes. I get static(grey with dots) and black screen flashes or simply games screen freezes while the sound its still playing.( If I manage to close the games...
  30. AdrianTheHumble

    Question Hey Friends please answer me! i have 24gb ram with two 8gb sticks and two 4gb sticks same brand but only two are in dual channel?

    Hello Friends, I'm new here and a noob but currently no errors using memtest64 any wise advice? Two 8gb sticks run in dual channel and two 4gb sticks run in single channel mind u they're the same brand Kingston HyperX and same speed 1866mhz I'm on a budget.. will two Rams in dual channel and two...
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    Question When I put a 2gb stick of RAM in my motherboard, I get 4GB of RAM detected, but if i take it out, I get 6GB.

    So a year or two ago, I was on windows 7 64-bit, and I had 8 GB of ram detected, and everything was working out. Then I stopped using my PC for about half a year, and upgraded it to Windows 10. A few days ago, I noticed that only 6 GB of RAM was being detected. But CPU-Z detected 8GB of RAM when...
  32. G

    [SOLVED] NVMe SSD not showing up in Windows 10

    Hello I'm attempting to install a 120gb Kingston A400 NVMe SSD in my brother's Lenovo Ideapad 330-15ICH, which already has a 1tb HDD. The problem is, I cannot see the drive in BIOS, it is not showing up during an attempted Windows installation, and isn't showing in diskpart, device manager or...
  33. G

    [SOLVED] Cannot find NVMe SSD during Windows 10 Installation

    Hello I'm attempting to install a 120gb Kingston A400 NVMe SSD in my brother's Lenovo Ideapad 330-15ICH, which already has a 1tb HDD. When doing a clean installation of Windows, I cannot find the SSD to install Windows to. I have found posts detailing needing drivers, but I cannot find any that...
  34. DeadAlpaca

    [SOLVED] I installed an SSD on my laptop and cloned my HDD to it. Now what?

    I have a Lenovo Ideapad 330 15ICH laptop and I recently installed a Gigabyte A2000 M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe 500 GB SSD onto it with the intention of cloning my hard drive to it and using it as my primary storage option (i.e. as my C drive). I wanted to do that to improve the load times of my...
  35. J

    Question Which RAM for Ryzen?

    Hi everyone, I'm looking at purchasing a Ryzen 5 3600 or similar CPU and matching it with appropriate RAM without breaking the bank. I'm based in New Zealand so my options are quite limited. B die kits are out of the question as they have a massive premium here. The kits I am considering are...
  36. L

    Question ASUS ROG STRIX B350F compatibility with RDIMM Ram

    I bought a Kingston 32GB RDIMM Ram for my PC without knowing it's not a regular RAM Stick. I tried installing it into my PC but it wouldn't boot even with my old RAM stick together. Is the B350F compatible with RDIMM RAM? This is the one I bought...
  37. S

    [SOLVED] Whick one lasts longer? HyperX Cloud Stinger or Razer Electra V2?

    Which one has longer lifespan?
  38. NerdyComputerGuy

    Question Ram Upgrade, need help!

    Hi, So this is the current ram that I have, KHX1600C9D3/4GX I have 2 of these making 8GB ram in total. I would like to upgrade to get 16gb of ram I have found these two on Ebay, please could you tell me if they would be compatible with my system...
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    Question RAM 8GB/DDR4/2400MHz for my MSI gaming laptop

    Hello TH experts, I would like you have your guys opinion on Buying RAM 8GB/DDR4/2400MHz for my Gaming Laptop MSI - GL62M 7RDX. I don't have much of a budget, maxed out with 3400INR. My available options are below. --->> Kingston ValueRAM 8GB 2400Mhz DDR4 Non-ECC CL17 SODIMM 1Rx8...
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    Question Can the new Hyper X Fury (HX426C16FB3K2/32) RAM work with the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard?

    I just need to know if this part (HX426C16FB3K2/32) will work with the MSI motherboard. Has anyone had any luck with it? Their website doesn't have it listed in the compatibility section because it's the new version, and MSI support have confirmed they haven't and won't test it to confirm this...